Garment supporter



Feb. 24, 1925. 1,527,616

F. TRUB GARMENT SUPPORTER Filed July '23. 1924 gin vented;

Patented Feb. 24, 1925. i 1,527,616

* UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANZ Tm'tB, or ZURICH, SWITZERLAND.

GARMENT SUPPORTER.

Application filed July 23, 1924 Serial names; M

To all whom it may concern: adapted to engage the head portion 2 so Beit known that I, FRANZ Train, a citas to extend tangentially thereto andexizen of the Republic of Switzerland, residtends slightly above thehead portion 2 for ing at Zurich, V, Konradstr. 59, in the asuitabledistance. g i i :3 Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, have in-The'upwardly directed portion 5 termivented certain new and usefulImprovenates at its upper end in the downwardly V ments in a GarmentSupporter, of. which curved portion 6 and the latter is disposed thefollowing is a specification. f downwardly as shown at 7 so as to engageThis invention relates to new and useful the opposite side of the head 2and extend in improvements in garment supporters and substantiallytangential thereto in the man has for its principal object to provide aner shown in Figurel of the drawing. The simple and efficient devicewhich may be free end ofthe downwardly extending porreadily and easilysecured in position for tion 7 terminates into the tapered point 8.retaining a. stocking on the legs of the In use, the garment supporteris applied 1.3 wearel; by inserting the pointed end 8 into the One ofthe important objects of the presborder of the stocking or sock at adistance ent invention is to provide a garment supslightly inward fromthe upper edge of porter of the above mentioned character, the stocking,the garment supporter is then which is simple in construction,inexpensive, turned in one revolution around its longi- 30 strong anddurable and furthermore adapted tudinal axis whereby the border of thesock 7 for the purposes for which it is designated. will slide over theportions 7, 6 and 5 re- A further object is to provide a garmentspectively and between the upwardly dissupporter formed of a singlestrand of wire posed portion 5 and the adjacent portion of wherein meansis provided for engagement the head 2 so as to be received in the looped25 with the border of the stocking and the leg portion 4. 8 portion ofthe undergarment whereby the The stocking or sock together with thestocking will be held in proper position on supporting means therefor isthen pulled the leg of the wearer. slightly upward so as to enable thelatter Other objects and advantages of this into be brought intoengagement with the 30 vention will become apparent during the fabric Bwhich comprises the. leg portion of course of the following description.the un-dergarment in such a manner as to In the accompanying drawingforming cause the fabric to be disposed in the looped part of thisspecification and in which like portion 6 in the manner clearly shown innumerals designate like parts throughout Figure 1 of the drawing. Thepurpose of 35 the same: the provision of the pointed or tapered endFigure 1 is a side elevation of my im- 8 is to protect the fabric and tofurther proved garment supporter showing the same facilitate the readyand easy insertion of 1 u e, the garment supporter through the borderFigure 2 is a side elevation of a modifiof the sock or stocking A andthe fabric B.

40 cat-ion, and In Figure 2 of the drawing a modification Figure 3 is asimilar view of a further is shown wherein the head portion 9 is inmodification. the form of an eye, otherwise the construc- In the drawingwherein for the purpose tion of the garment supporter is substanofillustration is shown the preferred emtially the same as the one shownin Figure 4f bodiment of my invention, the numeral 1 1 and whichheretofore has been more fully 1 designates generally my improvedgarment described. In Figure 3 a still further modisupporter and thesame is preferably formed fication is shown wherein the head portion ofa single piece of wire in the manner to is also formed to represent aneye 10 and be presently described. One end of the a downwardly extendingportion 11 thereof 50 wire is provided with a head portion such isdisposed in a plane substantially parallel as is shown at 2 and the wireis then disto the plane of the upwardly extending porposed downwardlyfor a suitable distance tion 5. As the constructions of the garment asshown at 3, thence curved upwardly as supporter shown in themodification are subshown at 4: and directed upwardly as shownstantially the same as the preferred form, at 5. The upwardly directedportion 5 is and the use or application thereof is also the same afurther detailed description of the garment supporters Shown in themodification is not thought necessary.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that a garment supporterhas been provided which will obviate the necessity of having to employthe usual limb encircling band and the fastening elements associatedtherewith for supporting a stocking or sock on the leg of the wearer andfurthermore the simplicity of my device enables the same to be easilyand readily placed in use and will hold the stocking or sock in properposition and against accidental displacement. A garment supporter of thecharacter described may be manufactured at a very low cost and will befurther strong and durable and there are no parts which requireadjustment.

While I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to beunderstood that various changes in the size, shape and arrangement ofparts may be resorted t0 1 Wi hout departing from the spirit of theinvention and the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what Itc1aimtis:-..

A garment supporter formed of asingle piece -of wire having a loopedhead portion formed at one end thereof, said wire being'disposed-downwardly from the head and thence curved upwardly to providea stocking receiving 'loop portion, the upwardly disposed portiontangentially engaging the head*portion and extending above the latter,then'bei'ng curved downwardly to provide a fabric receivingloop ortion,the downwardly-{curved portion tangentially engagingtho posite side ofthe head portion and terminatinga't its free end in a sharp point, alloffsaid portions being disposed in the same plane;

' In testimony whereof I- affix my signa-

